When the Tomatoes Are Thriving, the Lettuce Is Complaining, and Fall Is Waiting in the Wings Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLP**Clinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Functional Nutritionist ** August in a San Fernando Valley garden has a personality. It is hot. The tomatoes may be sprawling across their cages as if they own […]

Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLPClinical Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Functional Nutritionist Menopause is often discussed as though it ends when the hot flashes settle down. But menopause is actually a transition into another important stage of life. Postmenopause begins after a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period. From […]

Understanding the Root Causes, Nutrition Strategies, and Anti-Inflammatory Solutions By Stephanie Larmour Sanders, MS, RDN, CDE, FNLP Anti-Inflammatory Dietitian and Nutritionist For many people, Sjögren’s syndrome begins with symptoms that seem unrelated: Unfortunately, these symptoms are often dismissed as part of aging or stress. However, symptoms are signals. Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease in […]